Overview
Super Bowl XLVIII is an upcoming National Football League (NFL) championship game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos to be held at the MetLifeStadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on February 2nd, 2014.
Background
Both the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks finished the 2013 season with scores of 13 to 3, with the Broncos scoring the highest total points in a season in NFL history at 606.
Notable Developments
Richard Sherman’s Postgame Rant
On January 19th, 2014, Seattle Seahawks won against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game after cornerback Richard Sherman managed to tip a pass thrown to 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree, assisting Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith’s interception during the closing minute of the game. As a result of the victory, Seattle Seahawks advanced to to Super Bowl XLVIII. Immediately after the game, Sherman taunted Crabtree in an impassioned rant in an interview with Fox Sports sportscaster Erin Andrews (shown below).
Marijuana Bowl
According to the Twitter analytics site Topsy,[1] tweets containing the keywords “marijuana bowl” peaked on January 19th, with over 39,900 mentions.
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Budweiser (shown below, left) Carmax (shown below, right)
Cheerios (shown below, left). “Terry Crews”: Toyoto Highlander with Muppets (shown below, right).